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Luxembourg’s National Institute of Education accidentally leaked the personal data of 1,800 staff members due to human error

As a result of human error, an email carrying a wrong attachment was sent out from the National Institute of Education (IFEN). Twenty-six recipients were supposed to receive a form. However, the attached document in fact contained personal data belonging to 1,800 staff members of the national education system. The Ministry of Education confirmed to RTL upon request that the recipients also work in education.

The data sent includes names, addresses, email addresses, and employee ID numbers, and in some cases the school or subject taught by the respective staff member. No pupils were affected. Once the error was noticed, recipients were asked to delete the email, and those whose data had been shared in error were informed. The Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Luxembourg's National Commission for Data Protection were also notified.

The Ministry of Education clarified that sending personal data by email is not standard practice.

Also today

• Sister of 1998 Piccobello jackpot winner landed last nights €445,000 latest draw.
• Teachers syndicate demands gradual French-language literacy rollout.
• Luxembourgish renewable energy firm Soler is celebrating 25 years, having grown its wind fleet from nine installations in 2001 to 59 today.
• Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney shrugged off a threat of US retaliation as he pitched a "new alliance" with Europe.
• French Fishermen have today blocked the entrance to two ports and a petrol depot in southern France, due to petrol prices.
• The leader of Sweden's left-wing bloc that won a slim majority in the country's election, Magdalena Andersson, has vowed to lead the country in a "new direction".

On air

Tom was visited by Adriano Anfuso this afternoon who was talking about his space photography and the new articles he will be writing for RTL on all things space. The algorhythm was Oasis, in celebration of their film airing tomorrow.

Figure of the day

Customs officers at Findel seize over 122,000 smuggled cigarettes

• On the evening of 28 August, customs officers at Findel inspected the luggage of three passengers who had arrived on a flight from Warsaw. An Armenian national and two Bulgarian nationals were carrying six suitcases filled with cigarettes from non-EU countries, which they were planning to slip past customs.
• In total, 122,418 cigarettes, originating from Turkey and Armenia, were counted. The route via Yerevan, Istanbul, and Warsaw had been chosen to make the journey look like a purely European one. Cooperation with the French authorities revealed that the cigarettes had been destined for delivery in the Bordeaux area. French customs authorities have been informed of the seizure.

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